US11330952B2ActiveUtilityA1

Processing station and cleaning system

Assignee: SHENZHEN SILVER STAR INTELLIGENT TECH CO LTDPriority: Apr 30, 2019Filed: Oct 29, 2019Granted: May 17, 2022
Est. expiryApr 30, 2039(~12.8 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Feng Zhou
A47L 2201/024A47L 9/1409A47L 9/2873A47L 9/009A47L 9/149A47L 11/4066B65F 9/00A47L 11/4025
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Claims

Abstract

The present application discloses a processing station and a cleaning system. The cleaning system includes a processing station and a cleaning robot, the processing station for evacuating trash collected in the cleaning robot, and including a body formed with a sealing surface, a base located below the sealing surface and configured for supporting a trash cassette having an opening at a top, a suction mechanism and a filter, and an adjustment member connected the body with the base; the adjustment member urges the base to be vertically adjacent to the sealing surface to clamp the trash cassette between the base and the sealing surface, such that the opening edge of the trash cassette abuts against the sealing surface.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A processing station for evacuating trash collected in a cleaning robot, comprising:
 a body, wherein a bottom of the body is provided with a trash suction port, and the body is provided with an air outlet and a trash outlet, the trash outlet is in communication with the trash suction port, and the body is formed with a sealing surface; 
 a base, located below the sealing surface and configured for supporting a trash cassette having an opening at a top; 
 a suction mechanism and a filter, assembled to the body, wherein the suction mechanism is in communication with the opening and the air outlet; and 
 an adjustment member, connected with the body and the base and configured to urge the base to be vertically adjacent to the sealing surface to clamp the trash cassette between the base and the sealing surface, such that the opening edge of the trash cassette abuts against the sealing surface; 
 wherein an air pressure formed during the operation of the suction mechanism sequentially transports the trash collected in the cleaning robot through the trash suction port, the trash outlet, and the opening and precipitates into the trash cassette through a filtering action of the filter. 
 
     
     
       2. The processing station of  claim 1 , wherein the adjustment member comprises a spring; wherein the trash cassette is placed on the base by an external force to lower the base, and when the external force is released, the spring provides an elastic force to urge the base to be adjacent to the sealing surface in the vertical direction. 
     
     
       3. The processing station of  claim 2 , wherein the adjustment member further comprises a power mechanism mounted to the body, and the power mechanism configured to provide the external force for driving the base to drop. 
     
     
       4. The processing station of  claim 3 , wherein the sealing surface is provided with a pressure sensor communicatively connected to the power mechanism, and the power mechanism adjusts the based on detection information of the pressure sensor. 
     
     
       5. The processing station of  claim 1 , wherein the adjustment member further comprises a power mechanism mounted to the body, and the power mechanism configured to urge the base in a vertical direction adjacent to and away from the sealing surface. 
     
     
       6. The processing station of  claim 1 , wherein the sealing surface comprises an arc surface raised toward the base; when the trash cassette is clamped between the base and the sealing surface, the opening edge of the trash cassette abuts against the arc surface. 
     
     
       7. The processing station of  claim 6 , wherein the arc surface is covered with a sealing soft glue layer. 
     
     
       8. A processing station for evacuating trash collected in a cleaning robot, comprising:
 a body, wherein a bottom of the body is provided with a trash suction port; 
 a receiving case, slidably connected to a top of the body in a vertical direction; 
 
       wherein a bottom of the receiving case is formed with a sealing surface and is provided with an air outlet and a trash outlet, and the trash outlet is connected with the trash suction port;
 a suction mechanism and a filter, disposed in the receiving case; and 
 a base, located below the receiving case and configured for supporting a trash cassette having an opening at a top; 
 wherein the trash cassette is placed on the base after the receiving case is raised by an external force, and when the external force is released, the receiving case is adjacent to the base to clamp the trash cassette between the base and the receiving case, such that the opening edge of the trash cassette abuts against the sealing surface; wherein an air pressure formed during the operation of the suction mechanism sequentially transports the trash collected in the cleaning robot through the trash suction port, the trash outlet, and the opening and precipitates into the trash cassette through a filtering action of the filter. 
 
     
     
       9. The processing station of  claim 8 , wherein the base is provided with an alignment detection device and an information prompting device; wherein the alignment detection device is configured to generate a feedback information when the trash cassette is detected offset from a preset position on the base; the information prompting device is configured to generate the correction prompt information according to the prompting of the feedback information. 
     
     
       10. The processing station of  claim 9 , wherein the base is a transparent glass plate, and the alignment detection device comprises a image detection device located below the base and disposed toward the base. 
     
     
       11. A cleaning system, comprising a cleaning robot and the processing station;
 wherein the processing station comprises: 
 a body, wherein a bottom of the body is provided with a trash suction port, and the body is provided with an air outlet and a trash outlet, the trash outlet is in communication with the trash suction port, and the body is formed with a sealing surface; 
 a base, located below the sealing surface and configured for supporting a trash cassette having an opening at a top; 
 a suction mechanism and a filter, assembled to the body, wherein the suction mechanism is in communication with the opening and the air outlet; and 
 an adjustment member, connected with the body and the base and configured to urge the base to be vertically adjacent to the sealing surface to clamp the trash cassette between the base and the sealing surface, such that the opening edge of the trash cassette abuts against the sealing surface; 
 wherein an air pressure formed during the operation of the suction mechanism sequentially transports the trash collected in the cleaning robot through the trash suction port, the trash outlet, and the opening and precipitates into the trash cassette through a filtering action of the filter. 
 
     
     
       12. The cleaning system of  claim 11 , wherein the cleaning robot comprises:
 a robot body, wherein a bottom of the robot body is provided with a dust suction port; 
 a drive system, configured to drive the cleaning robot to travel on the ground; 
 a trash receiving case, wherein an inlet of the trash receiving case is in communication with the dust suction port; and 
 a fan, which the trash on the ground to sequentially enter the trash receiving case from the dust suction port and the inlet when the fan is activated. 
 
     
     
       13. The cleaning system of  claim 11 , wherein the adjustment member comprises a spring; wherein the trash cassette is placed on the base by an external force to lower the base, and when the external force is released, the spring provides an elastic force to urge the base to be adjacent to the sealing surface in the vertical direction. 
     
     
       14. The cleaning system of  claim 13 , wherein the adjustment member further comprises a power mechanism mounted to the body, and the power mechanism configured to provide the external force for driving the base to drop. 
     
     
       15. The cleaning system of  claim 14 , wherein the sealing surface is provided with a pressure sensor communicatively connected to the power mechanism, and the power mechanism adjusts the based on detection information of the pressure sensor. 
     
     
       16. The cleaning system of  claim 11 , wherein the adjustment member further comprises a power mechanism mounted to the body, and the power mechanism configured to urge the base in a vertical direction adjacent to and away from the sealing surface. 
     
     
       17. The cleaning system of  claim 11 , wherein the sealing surface comprises an arc surface raised toward the base; when the trash cassette is clamped between the base and the sealing surface, the opening edge of the trash cassette abuts against the arc surface.

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